2 Samuel 17:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
לֶכְתָּ֗ם
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
ק֣וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וְעִבְר֤וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
מְהֵרָה֙
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
כָ֛כָה
kâkâh
H3602
thus
יָעַ֥ץ
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
H302
Ahithophel
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise you, and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after they went that they came up from the well, and they went and declared to King David. And they said to David, “Arise and cross over the waters in haste, for according to this Ahithophel has counseled against you.”
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